king nearby and looked out the window when she heard the commotion. >> the guy was on the steps and he had something in his hand. the next thing i know, i think i hear one shot. >> at this point, police will not talk about the victim or the specific circumstances that led to the 911 call, but a witness said she saw someone throwing items out of that home before police arrived. >> one man that i taught total -- that i talked to said there was a male in his 20's. >> after a billy -- after a bitterly cold start to the day it did finally warm up a little. doug hill is here with a forecast. >> the temperatures climbed to

40 and right now the current reading -- here is a live view from the rooftop camera. a spectacular day temperatures below average. every child was 48. -- the average high was 48. clear skies for a while but overnight it will start to pick up in the way of cloud cover. as begin to early morning, we will watch for the possibility of some precipitation. a cold front is sliding in but there will be a window of opportunity during the rush for tomorrow that there could be a little snow in high altitudes. you may want to get yourself a few extra minutes to check-in on good morning washington to make sure old man winter does not have a surprise for us in the

morning. the return of windy and cold weather by wednesday. >> a lot of people are counting the days until spring, but we are just not there yet. >> people are coping by thinking of those warmer days ahead, and reminding themselves that around these parts, the weather can change with the drop of a hat. many were worried about the icy weather on the way to work tomorrow morning. >> delayed openings. they should start school late. >> you say that with a smile on your face. >> area hardware stores are stocked with that -- stocked with everything you need to clear off ice and snow.

these items were flying off the shelves today. >> we will believe it when we see it. >> i hate the cold. >> the cold weather, i don't mind. and this no i don't mind. nothing we have got off pretty lucky this year. -- the snow i don't mind. >> temperatures were up and down this week. could be an interesting week for all of us. >> i am ready to be warm. >> most of the people we talked with are not worried about the rest of the week or even tomorrow. they are just enjoying the rest of their holiday. but it is starting to get a little bit colder out here. >> this comes after a weekend where snow fell all the way from florida to maine. freezing temperatures did cause

brief feeders that the state citrus crop could take a hit there. >> you can track the weather conditions any time on wjla.com. >> what started out as a call to 9114 fire is now homicide investigation. crews were called to an apartment on waterside you drive this morning in rested. inside they found a body. >> we learned late today that fairfax police are looking into this as a homicide because the victim suffered upper body trauma. there's no specifics as to what that means. this is still an active crime scene. as for who is responsible police say they are looking into plenty of leads, but still no suspects. people in reston like that very

little ever happens here. which is why news of a homicide at the waterside apartment still seem so hard to believe. >> it is shocking for this area in particular. >> i woke up and heard shouting. i heard a man yelling. >> that is what a man remembers hearing coming from the apartment directly below are at 2:30 this morning. she went back to sleep but what about three hours later with the smell and feel of smoke. she called 911, and soon after, fairfax county firefighters were on the scene. after getting no response at the door, they forced their way inside put out the fire, and made a grim discovery. hours later investigators determined it was in fact a homicide and sideman live in the apartment. >> he seemed like a really nice guy -- and that a man lived in the apartment.

>> where the man lives now, why the woman was killed, and why it all happen remains unanswered questions. >> i know they are following up on information they have at this point. >> the autopsy began today and will continue into tomorrow. once that is complete, please can move forward with the cause of death and the identification of the victim. the victim was badly burned -- if the victim was badly burned, the identification process could take longer than usual. >> of falls church, is likely a total loss after a morning fire. no one was injured in the incident. >> district police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian. a 20-year-old man was hit in northeast d.c. on saturday night. police say he tripped and landed half in the crosswalk and half on the sidewalk. someone then hit him and drove

off. >> the sequestration showdown continues at the white house and congress with a last-minute plan for federal spending cuts across the board. a letter asked president obama to make good on his promise to avert the financial crisis. the sequester would drain $85 billion out of the government's budget over the next seven months. virginia would fill the heaviest burden of any state with large military assets as well as cuts to government contractors in the state. >> just in the past month, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 13% in just 30 days. richard reid joins us from bethesda. >> it is all about location. check it out in bethesda $4.69.

a lot of unhappy gas customers out there. presidents' day pain at the pump. >> this is just ridiculous. very frustrating. >> that is just one symptom of what is going on. >> aaa says the average price of a gallon of regular in maryland is $3.74. in virginia, $3.61. an average increase of 9 cents since last friday. >> that is why have this car, so i can afford as much as i can. >> there is disagreement whether and overseas demand refinery off shutting down, or market speculation are to blame. >> there is every excuse in the world for gas prices to go up.

>> what is clear is customer frustration. david davis now rider the motorcycle that it's up to 60 mpg. he does not miss his car. >> they should be going down, right? the economy is hurting right now. we cannot afford this. >> experts say they have never seen guys presses -- gotgas prices go up this much so early in the year. >> coming up, a mother speaks out after man is accused of slapping her 2-year-old child on a flight. her reaction and what happened to the suspect. >> a big break in the search for that meeting or that exploded in the skies over russia.

>> the university of maryland student is

>> friends are shedding new

light on the university of maryland student stabbed to death of her homecoming weekend. >> police searched for the man responsible. brad ellis on campus for the latest. >> a very sad day out here at the university of maryland's eastern shore. this young man was very well known and very well liked. he leaves behind a girlfriend he was eight months pregnant. >> this is edmund st. claire performing under one of his stage names. his family says he loved music and he was also a serious student, who hoped to become a surgeon. >> he does more to prove a point, like sen the message. >> he set the example of how to be a good person and everything you do. >> all those hopes and dreams

ended when he was stabbed in the chest during an altercation in the heart of campus saturday evening. his brother and cousin were with him when it happened. it was homecoming weekend. st. clare, a junior, was hoping to show his visiting family a good time. they were dropped -- they were driving across campus when a group of young men are blocking the road. there was an argument, and he dropped to the ground. police say was not random, there was an ongoing dispute. >> the self aware, labette ways we can deal with conflict in more positive ways -- look for ways to deal with conflict in more positive ways. >> the blanda dispute on pointless jealousy. -- they blame the dispute on pointless jealousy. next president of the school says campus police have beefed

up patrols. officers have been ordered to work 12 hour shifts to try to ensure security here until the culprits are caught. >> russian scientists say they have found more than 50 tiny fragments believed to be from that meeting or that exploded in the sky friday, shattering windows and injuring more than a thousand people. finding a fragment has not been an easy task, because most of it was buried in a frozen lake. residents report a 20-foot wide hole in the ice, and that could mean a large chunk of rock is submerged somewhere. >> some people were trying to sell pieces for $1,000 for small fragments. >> here we are, it is cold. >> we have had a very easy

winter. we are going to get a little taste of winter weather tomorrow morning. we could warm up by friday. this is from frederick douglass elementary school in leesburg. some increase in cloudiness, and this has been the pattern across the area. some high clouds coming in on the backside of the high- pressure center. the sun is getting ready to set. a beautiful day the same high pressure responsible for the strong winds yesterday, but the winds are lighter right now. 38 degrees in rockville, 41 was a high this afternoon. the dewpoint temperature is 10. we are not concerned about having a lot of precipitation in the morning. 42 right now in manassas. here are the lows this morning it was cold.

19 in frederick, gaithersburg at 18 and the same out of washington dulles. it was 15 degrees at shannon airport in fredericksburg. has warmed up considerably, but the average high in february is now 48 degrees and we are below that. as we go through the night temperatures will fall, but overall it will build loss of the daytime heat we had. by tomorrow morning we will have possibly little precipitation. look at the current temperatures, 60 in asheville 56 in indianapolis. -- 60 n nash bill. -- 60 in nashville. through the day as the warmer

air takes over, the precipitation will be plain old- fashioned brain as we head near 50 degrees. a sharp drop in temperatures, only 21 in minneapolis right now, and that is the colder air mass that will come in here late tomorrow night and wednesday. tomorrow it will be pretty nice, near 50 degrees in the afternoon. we'll have more on the progression as we get through the news at 11:00 tonight. a little bit of a wintry mix in the morning and then we will see some rain in the afternoon. the cold front will drop temperatures late tomorrow night. as far as the timing of precipitation, through tonight a few high clouds will move into the area and temperatures will continue to fall. by 9:00 in the morning it will turn to rain before it eventually ends and moves out in the middle of the afternoon, and

then it will turned sharply colder. we will keep a close eye on it for you. 50 degrees tomorrow and then much colder with gusty winds and sunshine wednesday and thursday. temperatures below average and maybe a wintry mix on friday and again on saturday. >> coming up tonight, some tense moments as sean visits the hometowns of the final four women. >> i am crazy about your sister. >> i think you are just a playboy. your just having fun with the circumstances, whatever comes along. just have fun there, and go to the next one and have fun. now you are ready to settle down. >> i am sorry i gave you that opinion, but that is not me.

>> one of the finalists goes home tonight on "the bachelor."

>> the fire that crippled the carnival cruise ship triumph apparently started in a leak in appeal also return line. the preliminary report says the fuel line was connected to a generator. more than four thousand passengers and crew were stranded off the coast of mexico for five days last week. the ship was eventually towed to port in mobile alabama, late thursday night. the full investigation will take at least six months. >> the passenger who was accused of using a racial slur before slapping a toddler on an airline was fired from his job. >> it had to be really terrifying experience. >> the mother of a toddler said

she was just trying to calm do wn her son on board that flight, but the man accused of hitting the toddler ask that the child be quieted down, but he denies hitting that boy. 19-month-old jonah was crying on the plane due to the cabin pressure. his mother describes what happened next on that flight from minneapolis to atlanta. >> the guy looked at me, shook his head, and said [beep]. i said, are you kidding me? >> the shocking incident did not stop there. jonah's mother said her son was left with cuts and bruises on his face. >> he put his mouth to my ear and he said it again, and i had to push his face away from me, and i screamed, and it caused a commotion with other passengers. they got worried and tried to intervene.

at that point is when he hit my child. >> he was charged with assaulting a minor. more backlash as a company where he works that he is no longer with the company. >> that is ridiculous. if it was my child, i would have a problem with that. >> i think it was horrible but you would love to say, i would smack this guy back. on a plane, you never know what you do in that situation. >> the mother that tyler jet of that toddler said he reeked of alcohol and was belligerent on board. he said he only had a single drink on that flight. he said he was distraught on that flight to atlanta because he was going to see a relative in a hospital that day. his attorney says huntley will plead not guilty. >> coming up, new details

revealed in the murder of an olympic stars girlfriend, and we could learn much more in the coming hours. >> some members of this family escape the devastating

>> new deed -- new details emerging of a harrowing escape from a fire that critically injured a 4-year-old girl. >> the search continues for what caused the fire in the first place. what is the latest? >> as you can imagine, it was a chaotic and terrifying time. a family friend tells us the mother had to jump from a window and burn her forearms and sprained her ankle in the process. edley she is out of the hospital tonight. her 4-year-old daughter remains in critical condition. the mother of the four-rowe critically injured in the fire briefly left her daughter's bedside. >> she wanted to see the damage that was done to her home, and it really is disturbing for her. >> the fire broke out early sunday morning with seven people inside the home.

on the floor of a bedroom upstairs firefighters found the little girl and responsive and performed cpr. could she is still in a medically induced coma right now. they are monitoring her brain activity because the lack of oxygen and had to revive her. >> the fire began in the basement and the arson task force is trying to figure out how and why. >> there have been no conclusions born as to exactly what happened. we are still compiling data. >> i wish i had the pictures. it looked just like this. >> stevens says he grew up in that house. there was a similar fire about 15 years ago that may have been caused by faulty wiring. >> i am sorry about the four- rowe, and i really feel for her. thank god that more people did not get hurt or killed. >> i am told that to other members of the family that were

in the hospital are out of a hospital as well tonight. they all suffered minor injuries as well. investigators say they expect to wrap up the on-site portion of the investigation as early as today. >> take a look at this video. a massive two-alarm fire in tampa, florida. firefighters worked to keep the flames away from two diesel fuel tanks. firefighters found a large pile of metal on fire when they arrived just after 4:00 this morning. >> mike cameron said he fell asleep on the couch, only to be awakened by this border collie mix, jumping on him and alerting him to the fire. he went back inside for his cats and he remembers passing out in the doorway. the dog grabbed him and pulled him away from the smoke.

>> he is staying with me forever. >> the man and his two cats escaped unharmed, as did charlie. >> what a good friend. time for a look at the day's other top stories. a man is dead after a confrontation with alexandria police. it happened on duke street. right now that area remains closed as authorities investigate. the alexandria police chief said the incident started as a domestic call. police have not released information about the victim at this time. >> what started out as a call for an apartment fire is now a homicide investigation. it happened early this morning. all woman was found dead inside an apartment with, to her upper body. >> people are feeling the pain at the gas pumps. the national average the national average is $3.73 today.

aaa says the average price of a gallon of gas is now up about 13%. >> a store that has shocked the world. news continues to emerge in the murder of the girlfriend of olympic sprinter osteen pistorius. prosecutors are expected to lay out their evidence tomorrow. here's the latest from south africa. >> famous for his triumph over adversity, olympic champion oscar pistorius is now in his toughest battle yet. all his future events have been cancelled as he focuses on the legal battle against charges he murdered his girlfriend on valentine's day. >> there is no substance to the allegations. >> his family and friends insist it was an accident, that he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder but new details cast

doubt on that explanation. police officials refused to comment on the claims. one respected local newspaper report several police sources have said that a bloody cricket bat will be a key piece of evidence, possibly used in a violent argument before the shooting that she was wearing a nightgown and her overnight bag was found in the bedroom, and that she may have fled to the bathroom where she was shot three more times through the door. the shocking new claims come just as south africans debate the appropriateness of the recent launch of a reality show featuring steenkamp and her haunting last words. >> i am going to miss you all so much. >> oscar pistorius is gearing up for his legal battle with top attorneys and forensic experts

while he makes his second appearance in court tomorrow. a private service will be held for steenkamp in her home town. >> the ex-boyfriend of country singer mindy mccready says someone made a big mistake in allowing her to leave rehab. she was found dead yesterday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the singer had threatened suicide earlier this month after losing custody of one of her sons, and she had previously attempted suicide twice before. >> news of an expanded recall from bmw. the luxury auto maker says of battery connection can fail, causing engines to stall. it includes one series to convertible since 2008 and a sports car from 2009-2011.

so far there have been no major injuries reported. >> let's check on the traffic situation. >> not looking to bat around the area. a brief delay on 95 south. no. now we are seeing significant delays through stafford. eastbound 66 is a bit slow getting in toward the beltway. just wrapping up accident activity here in gaithersburg. interlude delays are pretty much nonexistent. -- inner loop delays. 95 northbound year the intercounty connector, a crash of to the shoulder. 27900 no. down no delays upper gaithersburg. >> coming up, a d.c. icon opens

up about the moment that changed his life and helped rewrite the history books.

>> can you feel the tension building in the air? less than a week away from the academy awards. >> arch campbell is here with some of the tricks of the trade. >> i have this year's pool, and i am about to enter it. how can you win your office oscar pool? what you do is stick to the winners of the of the awards leading up to the oscars and see if there is shifting sentiment. put your money on "argo" as

bedsbest picture. has won almost every major award this year. also in the winner's circle "zero dark thirty" as best original script. >> i have a problem. you say more inappropriate things that inappropriate things. >> jennifer lawrence won the screen actors guild. speaking of oscar, the venue has a new name. now is the dolby theater. used to be the kodak vietor. the oscar voting deadline is tomorrow and the d-day come sunday. -- each used to be the kodak the headertheater. it looks like a good year for

the oscars. the movies up for best picture have found bigger audiences than last year's contenders and several of them are too close to call. i will give you my picks later this week and let you know how i do with the oscars. there is shifting sentiment. >> we want everyone to know that there is a poll on our facebook page, if you want to take part in it. >> the headline is that he read a thesaurus. >> coming up next a link between television and children's behavior. what researchers found was related to aggressive behavior.

>> he is one of our few

homegrown activist al we look back on the civil rights era with rufus catfish may feel. >> he was a juvenile delinquent who stole cars before a tragic event changed his life. >> rufus catfish mayfield took us to his old northeast d.c. neighborhood where he said he witnessed his buddy wrestling a copy of gun. all over a stolen pac of cookies. >> he fell right here. >> catfish says he could still see the look his dying friend gave him. he worked with local activists trying to get the top indicted for murder, but it never happened. he helped create a youth organization called pride inc.

sam foster was in pride. >> i just wanted to be involved in something. >> their rights in 1967 in detroit and newark. >> it was very exciting. >> this is a young marion barry and a playful cat fish mayfield. >> i put a pride bumper sticker on his car. the secret service tried to stop me. >> months later, rider came to d.c. after martin luther king was assassinated. a well-known activist said he feared there would be a shooting

outside this liquor store and quickly intervened. a year later, he was indicted for interfering with police and inciting to riot. he represented himself in court and won. in the decade since, he has taken on many causes and work in and out of the government. >> you need to look in the mirror. they look like you, smell like you, and they are you. >> mayfield and marion barry's relationship has been strained for decades. the organization they created pride, no longer exist. his mission is now called the summer youth jobs program. sam ford, abc 7 news. >> the new study shows that what children watch on television affects how they behave. research was published suggesting that when children

switched -- when parents which to educational shows the kids were less likely to be aggressive. kids from low-income homes seem to experience the most benefit from the switch. >> best buy is launching a price matching guarantee program. they will match prices at all local retailers and nearly 20 major on-line competitors, too. they are trying to stop the practice of looking at an item in the store and then going on line to order it. target started a similar price matching program last month. discount and online retailers are luring away customers. it includes a change in the stores return policy. it is now 15 days instead of 30 days. >> gordon peterson is live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> with just a week and a half from the beginning of

sequestration, a government ploy it -- the government's rigid congress is on vacation. hillary clinton has left the obama administration, but the next chapter may be a very lucrative one. we will explain those stories and more at 6:00. >> will see you in just a little bit. >> let's check in with doug and get the latest on tonight's weather. >> a pleasant evening out, light winds, clear skies and the sun is just setting out as we speak. the weather will change, all because of an advancing warm front and cold front. increasing cloudiness tonight and some of the moisture pushing ahead of the cold front, could be here tomorrow morning. there could be some rain, snow, and some areas may see a little bit of sleep as we get to the morning. eventually it will warm up and

be just grain as we head toward 50 degrees. -- just grain. increasing cloudiness overnight and the chance of precipitation tomorrow. snow moving across the mountain at 9:00 in the morning, maybe some snow mixed with rain locally but essentially as we warm up, it will change to rain and then end. check out temperatures by wednesday morning 16 n. elkins. windy and cold with some pretty good snowballs on the western slopes of the appalachians in the next few days. for us, just a little bit of incidental precipitation tomorrow before changing terrain and getting milder and much colder. temperatures will drop wednesday and thursday and stay on the chilly side all week long. get more on our website wjla.com.

about 11,000 feet in the air, a weather station. >> a great weekend. >> it was chilly down in florida. the nationals will start playing exhibition games layered this week. gio will join team usa march 12 to play in the world classic. davey johnson says he is impressed with the way the guys reported to camp, in shape and ready to get down to business. >> atom is back in the swing of things after an oscar -- after an off season. >> it was clear the whole time this is where i wanted to be.

>> his 11-year-old son drake is one of the regulars at spring training. >> that is a big reason i bring it breakdown, that is some of my best memories. >> great stands out even more with the new haircut. >> it comes and drags break out of bed one night at midnight and brings the clippers out onto the porch. >> i use it as an excuse to get away from the women for a week or two. >> he says they spent a lot of time in the batting cage together. >> from campbell university in

north carolina, nine students all line up for the same putt. it took them 28 attempts to get this done. 28 times they tried it, but all nine went in the hole. that is the shot of the week. that was at campbell university in north carolina.

>> today, much of our area paused to remember some of our greatest leaders. >> it is said to be the largest parade celebrating george washington's birthday, and many came to the park. like her first president she

claims george washington's home town. >> we enjoy the parade and would like what it represents. >> for a couple of reasons it is mutual for her and her brother. >> we want them to learn a little more about america and understand what it is we are celebrating today. >> mom tells us the young children were just adopted recently, brought from the west indies. she came with her husband and two children. >> it is important for my kids to learn values. >> it continued at mount vernon. thousand showed up. chris and his son jackson drive

from pennsylvania every year to be here on this day. >> there is the reason we honor washington. >> that is all for us at 5:00. abc 7 news at 6:00 begins right now with breaking news. >> alive and in hd, this is abc 7 breaking news. >> the breaking news tonight is from alexandria, where police have shot and killed suspect believed to have been armed. police are trying to determine what happened in the minutes before the officers opened fire. >> it happen in the 3500 block of duke street near the intersection with quaker lane. >> we are learning a little more about the man who shot and killed earlier this afternoon. according to people in the neighborhood, he was approximately 30 years old and lived in alexandria. the